Table 3 Patient knowledge, attitude and perception by willingness to accept kidney transplantation
| Â | Willing to accept kidney transplantation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Total | p-value | |
N(%§) | N(%§) | N(%□) | ||
Heard about kidney transplant (Prior knowledge) |  |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 Yes | 67 (26.38) | 187 (73.62) | 254 (74.27) |  |
 No | 44 (53.01) | 39 (46.99) | 83 (24.27) |  |
 Don’t Know/Not sure | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | 5 (1.46) |  |
Physician discussed transplant with patient | Â | Â | Â | 0.032* |
 Yes | 24 (24.24) | 75 (75.76) | 99 (28.95) |  |
 No | 88 (36.21) | 155 (63.79) | 243 (71.05) |  |
Ever referred for transplantevaluation | Â | Â | Â | 0.936 |
 Yes | 12 (30.77) | 27 (69.23) | 39 (11.40) |  |
 No | 99 (33.00) | 201 (67.00) | 300 (87.72) |  |
 Know/Not sure | 1 (33.33) | 2 (66.67) | 3 (0.88) |  |
Self-reported knowledgeon kidney transplant | Â | Â | Â | 0.131 |
 Below average | 64 (37.87) | 105 (62.13) | 169 (49.42) |  |
 Average | 39 (27.27) | 104 (72.73) | 143 (41.81) |  |
 Above average | 9 (30) | 21 (70) | 30 (8.77) |  |
Aware of transplant centers in Ghana | Â | Â | Â | 0.187 |
 Yes | 18 (24) | 57 (76) | 75 (21.93) |  |
 No | 91 (35.27) | 167 (64.73) | 258 (75.44) |  |
 Don’t Know/Not sure | 3 (33.33) | 6 (66.67) | 9 (2.63) |  |
Feel need to know more about Kidney transplant |  |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 Yes | 58 (22.92) | 195 (77.08) | 253 (73.98) |  |
 No | 46 (61.33) | 29 (38.67) | 75 (21.93) |  |
 Don’t Know/Not sure | 8 (57.14) | 6 (42.86) | 14 (4.09) |  |
Willing to attend a class about kidney transplant |  |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 Yes | 57 (21.84) | 204 (78.16) | 261 (76.32) |  |
 No | 42 (66.67) | 21 (33.33) | 63 (18.42) |  |
 Don’t Know/Not sure | 13 (72.22) | 5 (27.78) | 18 (5.26) |  |
Know the level of kidney function when a transplant can be done | Â | Â | Â | 0.944 |
 the kidney function | 1 (33.33) | 2 (66.67) | 3 (0.88) |  |
 after a patient | 4 (28.57) | 10 (71.43) | 14 (4.09) |  |
 I don’t know | 107 (32.92) | 218 (67.08) | 325 (95.03) |  |
Willing to donate kidneys |  |  | < 0.001*** | |
 Yes | 38 (17.76) | 176 (82.24) | 214 (62.57) |  |
 No | 48 (66.67) | 24 (33.33) | 72 (21.05) |  |
 Not sure | 26 (46.43) | 30 (53.57) | 56 (16.37) |  |
Can a living person donate kidney |  |  | < 0.001*** | |
 Yes | 61 (21.94) | 217 (78.06) | 278 (81.29) |  |
 No | 7 (77.78) | 2 (22.22) | 9 (2.63) |  |
 Not sure | 44 (80) | 11 (20) | 55 (16.08) |  |
Perception of quality of life after kidney transplant |  |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 Incorrect | 47 (60.26) | 31 (39.74) | 78 (22.81) |  |
 Correct (improve quality of life) | 65 (24.62) | 199 (75.38) | 264 (77.19) |  |
Would you ask for a kidneydonation |  |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 Yes | 61 (22.18) | 214 (77.82) | 275 (80.41) |  |
 No | 51 (76.15) | 16 (23.88) | 67 (19.59) |  |